ha->nx_legacy_intr.pci_int_reg = nx_legacy_intr->pci_int_reg;
 }
 
+inline void
+qla82xx_set_idc_version(scsi_qla_host_t *vha)
+{
+       int idc_ver;
+       uint32_t drv_active;
+       struct qla_hw_data *ha = vha->hw;
+
+       drv_active = qla82xx_rd_32(ha, QLA82XX_CRB_DRV_ACTIVE);
+       if (drv_active == (QLA82XX_DRV_ACTIVE << (ha->portnum * 4))) {
+               qla82xx_wr_32(ha, QLA82XX_CRB_DRV_IDC_VERSION,
+                   QLA82XX_IDC_VERSION);
+               ql_log(ql_log_info, vha, 0xb082,
+                   "IDC version updated to %d\n", QLA82XX_IDC_VERSION);
+       } else {
+               idc_ver = qla82xx_rd_32(ha, QLA82XX_CRB_DRV_IDC_VERSION);
+               if (idc_ver != QLA82XX_IDC_VERSION)
+                       ql_log(ql_log_info, vha, 0xb083,
+                           "qla2xxx driver IDC version %d is not compatible "
+                           "with IDC version %d of the other drivers\n",
+                           QLA82XX_IDC_VERSION, idc_ver);
+       }
+}
+
 inline void
 qla82xx_set_drv_active(scsi_qla_host_t *vha)
 {
            "HW State: INITIALIZING.\n");
        qla82xx_wr_32(ha, QLA82XX_CRB_DEV_STATE, QLA8XXX_DEV_INITIALIZING);
 
-       /* Driver that sets device state to initializating sets IDC version */
-       qla82xx_wr_32(ha, QLA82XX_CRB_DRV_IDC_VERSION, QLA82XX_IDC_VERSION);
-
        qla82xx_idc_unlock(ha);
        rval = qla82xx_start_firmware(vha);
        qla82xx_idc_lock(ha);
        int loopcount = 0;
 
        qla82xx_idc_lock(ha);
-       if (!vha->flags.init_done)
+       if (!vha->flags.init_done) {
                qla82xx_set_drv_active(vha);
+               qla82xx_set_idc_version(vha);
+       }
 
        dev_state = qla82xx_rd_32(ha, QLA82XX_CRB_DEV_STATE);
        old_dev_state = dev_state;